The Free Protestant Episcopal Church 

Worldwide Communion 

(FPEC-WC)

The Worldwide Communion of the Free  Protestant Episcopal Church (FPEC-WC) is a fraternal family of free Anglican and Episcopal churches, united by the heritage and ethos of the English Reformation and committed to a contemporary, inclusive and progressive expression of the Christian faith.

The Communion comprises autonomous and self-governing churches, as well as families of churches, congregations, chaplaincies, parishes and missionary communities in different parts of the world. Each community is responsible for its own life, ministry and property. There is no central headquarters responsible for holding the property of member churches; property belongs to the local communities themselves, in accordance with their autonomy and applicable law.

This form of organisation enables the Communion to embrace both established churches and small congregations, family churches, groups and missionary and evangelistic initiatives, without their size or local structure being an obstacle to full participation in the fellowship of the Communion.

The FPEC-WC values an understanding of Anglicanism rooted in the English Reformation, seeking to preserve its Protestant and Episcopal identity in the face of the rise of Anglo-Catholicism in the nineteenth century. Theologically, it draws upon the tradition of the Via Media, seeking a balanced expression of the Christian faith between different traditions of the Reformation, particularly the Lutheran and Calvinist traditions.

Its doctrinal identity is expressed through the 35 Articles of Religion, a contemporary and contextualised re-reading of the tradition of the 39 Articles of Religion of the Church of England, seeking to address the questions and challenges of the modern world without abandoning the historic foundations of the faith.

The Communion brings together Christians and communities with different expressions of spirituality and worship, including Liturgical and Sacramental (High Church), Evangelical (Low Church), Broad Church and Charismatic traditions. This diversity is understood as a richness of Anglican life rather than an obstacle to unity.

The unity of the FPEC-WC does not depend upon uniformity. Its member churches remain free and autonomous, whilst sharing fellowship through a common faith, Episcopal fellowship, worship, mission and a common commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Archbishop Primus serves as a point of reference and ministry of unity within the Communion, fostering fellowship and co-operation among its churches.

On 10 March 2025, with the assumption of office of the Most Reverend Ricardo Lorite de Lima as Archbishop Primus, the present name Free Protestant Episcopal of England – Worldwide Communion (FPEC-WC) was adopted, more clearly expressing its reality as an international communion of churches.

Today, the FPEC-WC seeks to be a living expression of reconciliation and Anglican unity, bringing together diverse communities around a common vision: to preserve the heritage of the English Reformation, to live out the Christian faith in the present age, and to proclaim the Gospel with freedom, hope, love and commitment to the world.

All are welcome to learn more about this Communion of churches and its mission.

"The love of Christ is the bond that unites this Communion."

Archbishop Primus: The Most Rev'd Ricardo Lorite de Lima - Brazil

Archbishop Primus Emeritus: Richard Arthur Palmer  - England

Archbishop Primus Emeritus: The Most Rev'd Edwin Duane Follick - USA

Member Churches

The following list comprises churches or denominations with their own jurisdictions and structures, their own Presiding Bishops, and their own canonical organisation.

Churches received into full communion with the Free Protestant Church of England may retain their original denominational name; some may also choose to adopt the traditional name of our denomination: Free Episcopal Protestant Church, followed by the name of the country.

Each member church has complete freedom to retain the name it determines for itself according to its own internal governance.

AFRICA

The Church of Cameroon - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev´d Onana Come Mathurin

The Church of Gabon - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev´d Moutou Bernardo Satunin

                                                Missionary District of Congo: The Rev'd Inock Kakumbi Katondo

The Church of Kenya - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev´d Thomas Ombui

                                                Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd Kavuu Martin

Territories for Mission:

Eswatini:  Eswatini Episcopal Free Church : Mr. Paul Mthembu 

                                                                                           Ms. Thabani Gina

Madagascar: Rev'd Delphin Thessaloniane - Missionary

Nigeria: Mr. Godwin Elo Otue - Missionary

Rwanda: Rev'd Gatera John Dan - Missionary

Uganda: The Rt. Rev'd Kalanzi Jude - Bishop-Elect

                   The Rev'd Charles Kukunda - Missionary

Zambia: The Rev'd Deacon Hainza - Missionary

AMERICA

ASIA

The Church of India - The Episcopal Revival International Church - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd  Venu Gopalan 

The Church of Pakistan - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd  Emanuel Khokhar  

EUROPE 

The Church of Italy - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd Andrea Panerini 

The Church of Serbia - The Anglican Episcopal Community in Serbia - President Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd  Petar Petrovic

 The Church of Spain - President Bishop:  The Rt. Rev'd  Francisco Javier Sanz Estrada

The Church of Sweden - Administrator: The Rev'd Fr. Maxim Bratuhin

The Church of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Islands & British Territories, Extra Missions and Territories - The Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England - 

Archbishop Primus: The Most Rev'd Ricardo Lorite de Lima

Archbishop Primus Emeritus: The Most Rev'd Richard Arthur Palmer

Auxiliary Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd Josué Augusto da Silva

Bishop Emeritus: The Rt. Rev'd Rogério Belmiro Tampellini 

                                  > Chaplaincies in Brazil - 

 The United Protestant Church, Lins, São Paulo - Chaplain:  The Most Rev'd Ricardo Lorite de Lima

The Mission of the Redeemer, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais  - Chaplain: The Rev'd  Haroldo Mendes

The Free Protestant Church, Praia Grande, São Paulo - Chaplain: The Rt. Rev'd Sidaoui

OCEANIA

The Church of Australia - Mr. Miroslav Brestovac - Missionary

The Free Protestant Episcopal Church of England — FPEC

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